~Our Q4-2015 Market Monitor report has been published. We update one infographic in each quarter to summarize handset and smartphone market activities in a single page.
The report tracks top vendor shipments every quarter across regions and countries which contribute to almost 90% of the total global smartphone volumes and much more at country level. Global smartphone shipments grew 6% annually. Some overview of the global mobile phone market is given below.
•More than one in two phones or three in four smartphones shipped globally now is a LTE capable phone
•Emerging markets such as India, Indonesia, Nigeria are hot destinations for OEM’s which are moving beyond domestic boundaries in quest for expansion
•China Market declined, USA Smartphone market was flat, Middle East Africa was the fastest growing market (29.4% YoY) during Q4 2015.
•Top 10 global smartphone brands together captured 75% of the global smartphone market.
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